Jonathan Anstey

Jonathan Anstey

Jonathan Anstey was a semi-finalist from Series 18.

Beating Tom Dudley in his first appearance, he won seven more games and drew another to become an octochamp and #1 seed for the final rounds. He beat Margaret Budden in the quarter-final, but lost to Mandi Hale in the semis. Anstey later returned for Championship of Champions V, but was beaten in the first round by Gino Corr.

He was also a top Scrabble player.

Anstey passed away with cancer aged 48 on 11 December 2009.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
886	3/08/1989	P	Tom Dudley	35 – 54	Jonathan Anstey	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Eve Pollard	Simon Mason	71
887	4/08/1989	P	Keith Pottage	12 – 66	Jonathan Anstey	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Eve Pollard	Simon Mason	82
888	7/08/1989	P	Sue Hall	61 – 61	Jonathan Anstey	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Eve Pollard	Simon Mason	86
889	8/08/1989	P	Sue Hall	37 – 46	Jonathan Anstey	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Eve Pollard	Simon Mason	73
890	9/08/1989	P	Neil Barlow	40 – 81	Jonathan Anstey	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Eve Pollard	Simon Mason	84
891	10/08/1989	P	John Feetenby	42 – 62	Jonathan Anstey	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Eve Pollard	Simon Mason	73
892	11/08/1989	P	Eileen Meghen	24 – 53	Jonathan Anstey	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Lance Percival	Simon Mason	71
893	14/08/1989	P	Ian Whitcombe	33 – 59	Jonathan Anstey	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Lance Percival	Simon Mason	74
894	15/08/1989	P	Elizabeth Rennie	41 – 58	Jonathan Anstey	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Lance Percival	Simon Mason	71
931	5/10/1989	QF	Jonathan Anstey	45 – 33	Margaret Budden	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gyles Brandreth	Catherine Clarke	86
935	11/10/1989	SF	Mandi Hale	48 – 36	Jonathan Anstey	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Eve Pollard	Catherine Clarke	73
M63	11/6/90-15/6/90	Masters 2	Jonathan Anstey	95 – 75	Mandi Hale	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					N/A	Della Thompson	137
1069	1/01/1991	CQF	Gino Corr	57 – 47	Jonathan Anstey	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gyles Brandreth	Catherine Clarke	69